Willamina seeks to fill vacant seats on planning commission
The city of Willamina will have four vacant Planning Commission seats after Dec. 31, and is seeking applications. One vacancy is due to commissioner Jennifer Eckels being elected to the position of city ...
Former Sheridan manager Bell retains legal counsel for ‘wrongful discharge’
Heidi Bell, the city of Sheridan’s former city manager, has retained legal counsel after leaving the city’s employment on Dec. 9. Bell has retained Attorney Nathan Piers-VanderPloeg with Hunt ...
Willamina teen dies in crash
Four Willamina residents were injured, one of them fatally, in a two-car collision Monday afternoon, Dec. 23, near the Santiam Junction in Linn County. According to Oregon State Police, Maryssa Elizabeth ...
Mayor breaks council tie to pass Sheridan news media
On Monday, Sheridan City Council voted 4–3 to approve a news media policy, establishing who is considered a member of the news media. The council decision was 3-3, so Mayor Cale George cast the ...
Husband enters guilty plea in sex abuse case, wife to be tried in 2025
Sheridan couple Kevin Edward Kemp and Shannon Danielle Kemp were charged with 21 counts, including a mix of felony and Measure 11 charges for their alleged sexual abuse of a 16-year-old. The victim, who ...
Sheridan city Zoom call hit with porn images
At the Monday Sheridan city council meeting a pornographic video slinging racial slurs appeared over the Zoom call for about 35 seconds. It was an instance of hacking known as Zoombombing, or Zoom raiding: ...
Heidi Bell is no longer Sheridan city manager
Sheridan City Manager Heidi Bell is no longer employed at the city of Sheridan as of Dec. 9. City attorney Tyler C. Yeoman-Millette told the News-Register Bell is no longer employed at the city, adding ...
Sheridan council to decide on policy for news media access
In its regular meeting Monday, Sheridan City Council will vote on a policy that establishes who is considered a member of the news media. At the Nov. 18 city council meeting, allegations were made that ...
Sheridan council decides to end water fluoridation
Citing a federal court’s ruling of child development issues related to fluoride, the Sheridan city council unanimously voted at the Nov. 18 regular meeting to remove fluoride from the city’s ...
Bonanza is back in Grand Ronde
The Bonanza is coming back. The landmark Bonanza restaurant on Highway 18 at Grand Ronde Road is being rebuilt by West Valley residents Chris DePrimo and Danielle Vollman. The restaurant and ...
Sheridan council eyes spending threshold
At its Monday, Nov. 18 meeting, the Sheridan City Council discussed lowering the city manager’s spending authority. The council unanimously approved an updated policy on purchasing by the city manager ...
Thanksgiving, Christmas kickoff events planned
Meals, tree lightings and other events are being planned for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas will host its annual Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday event. The soup kitchen ...
‘Stik’ celebrates human connection to nature
“Stik,” a yearlong, four-part exhibit, closes Nov. 30 at Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center in Grand Ronde. Curated by Lyle Cardenas, the displays uses photos, video and written oral ...
Willamina dreaming of downtown improvements
Residents and city staff gathered this month for a second “vision workshop” at Swan Hall to establish priorities for downtown Willamina improvements. “We had an amazing turnout last ...
Willamina man sentenced 15 years for crimes against child
A Willamina man was sentenced to 187 months for two counts of attempting to commit a Class A felony and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree and 10 year post-prison supervision as part of a plea ...
